Episode 356: DOWNLINK--Daniel Bock, Morpheus Space
Extremely low mass, high-dV thrusters are like diamonds. Learn with us about liquid metal propellant, porous needles, and pay-as-you-go hardware.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— Peregrine preparing for flight (spacenews.com) (astrobotic.com) (en.wikipedia.org)
Short & Sweet
— TDRS to be replaced (spacenews.com)
— Starlink books a flight (spacenews.com)
— Bad weather holds up Crew-4 (spacenews.com)
Interview – Daniel Bock, CEO and Co-Founder of Morpheus Space
— FEEP technology is a subset of ion propulsion (en.wikipedia.org) (VIA archive.org: morpheus-space.com)
— Some of Bock’s prior research (researchgate.net) (researchgate.net)
— Flown on UWE4 (PDF: digitalcommons.usu.edu)
— LISA Pathfinder also used FEEP propulsion (PDF: sci-hubtw.hkvisa.net)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— Apr 29, 2002. Cancellation of the X-38 (nasa.gov) (astronautix.com) (nasa.gov) (youtube.com)
— Next week (3/5 - 9/5) in 1997: MORE TINFOIL!